I'm thrilled that my work was selected for a second year in a row to be included in the PBParty 2025 showcase, an annual contest to help connect unagented writers & author/illustrators with agents & editors. I'm one of 55 finalists out of over 1000 entries. Thank you to the amazing judges!

Through kites and chaos, love and rivalry, siblings will find their way out—Kai Po Che. @thesusankam.bsky.social

Diary of a Sidekick (25K words) maps the dynamic of Holmes & Watson onto Sheila and her skeptical bestie Janie. A quest to explain spooky bats and puzzling decorations tests their friendship and pushes Janie out of her self-doubting shadow. The first draft is done!
#BluePit 📖 #W #MG #Q

I've been saving this Wordle Screenshot since August!
#storystorm2025 @taralazar.bsky.social

I registered for the SCBWI Summer Virtual Conference, but was too busy to participate then. Now I'm going through the archives and started with Andrea Wang's fantastic "Capturing Your Life: Memoir in Picture Books."

I'm charged up and reserved a bunch of books from my local library!

#SCBWI

#SunWriteFun

The theme: 1980's POP-CULTURE
I took Inspiration from the #2024Olympics and the new inclusion of breaking.

Thanks for the prompt: @buchetbooks.bsky.social
@kmgreenwald.bsky.social and
@swildmansf.bsky.social

#amquerying

I'm thrilled and proud to make my first Blue Sky post about getting my Lyrical/SEL Picture Book manuscript — ARIA — selected as a 2024 PB PARTY finalist! The generosity of this community constantly strikes me. The judges read 1100 stories! Wow!